A micro-cap, niche capital goods player ramping capacity by 2.3x in 2-3 years !
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More than 50 years of existence, equity infusion of ₹4 cr since inception and a market cap of under ₹500 crore is a gross underperformance judging by the fact that market value compounded at a measly 9% CAGR (Ex-dividends) during a period over which FDs likely performed better.
More than 50 years of existence, equity infusion of ₹4 cr since inception and a market cap of under ₹500 crore is a gross underperformance judging by the fact that market value compounded at a measly 9% CAGR (Ex-dividends) during a period over which FDs likely performed better.
That’s why despite a 15X run since March 2020, this company has underperformed its potential.
From a capability angle, while most of its peers have added adjacent products in the Industrial drive-train value chain, it has remained staunchly limited to a niche product/application - fluid couplings.
The company came on our radar on 3rd June 2026. What got us interested were the super-normal margins, high ROCE and a balance sheet so clean I couldn’t believe myself.
What’s more is that the Gross margins certainly point toward a certain level/type of competitiveness, at least on the face of it. For a company this tiny, it’d be hard to imagine gross margins of 70% unless it had something going for it.
While the long-term value creation has been anything but mediocre - knowing what we know about compound interest - the next 5 years could hold something special for the company. Why? Because company’s fortunes are inherently linked to Industrial capex - specifically Thermal Power plants and Coal mining/handling - both of which are making a comeback most people never expected.
Post discovery, the next questions were:
- How real is this squeaky clean balance sheet?
- What drives the business
- What are the growth prospects and triggers?
- Are promoters as clean as the balance sheet?
- Value for money? I.e - valuations?
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